Diego Fernando Salazar

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Medal record
Diego Fernando Salazar
Diego Fernando Salazar
Men's Weightlifting
Competitor for Flag of Colombia Colombia
World Championships
Bronze 2006 Santo Domingo – 62 kg
Pan American Games
Gold 2003 Santo Domingo – 62 kg
Gold 2007 Rio de Janeiro – 62 kg

Diego Fernando Salazar (born 3 October 1980) is a Colombian weightlifter, who twice won a gold medal at the Pan American Games.

Salazar participated in the men's -62 kg class at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships and won the bronze medal, finishing behind Qiu Le and Oscar Figueroa. He snatched 131 kg and pressed an additional 164 kg for a total of 295 kg, 13 kg behind winner Qiu.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ 75th MEN'S and 18th WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS -62 KG MEN, iwf.net